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Tandoor Recipes
Django application to manage, tag and search recipes using either built-in models or external storage providers hosting PDFs, Images or other files.
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Recipe Management
Open source alternatives to Mealime
We track 6 open-source Mealime alternatives, of which 4 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 4 ship a Docker image. Tandoor Recipes leads on health at 96/100 with 202 commits in the last 90 days; across all 6 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, BSD-3-Clause, Commons-Clause and 2 other licences.
updated Oct 2026 6 alternatives best health 96 ★ 24k combined 2,007 commits / 90d 4 with Docker
Top picks to replace Mealime
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Healthiest
Health 96/100: 202 commits in 90 days, latest release 2.7.2, Docker image available.
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Most starred
13,731 stars, the biggest community among Mealime alternatives.
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Most active
1,159 commits in the last 90 days, more than any other option here.
Showing 6 of 6 tools
All 6 Mealime alternatives, ranked by health
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Tamari
Recipe manager web app with a built-in collection of recipes. Organize by favorites and categories, create shopping lists, and plan meals.
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Mealie
Material design inspired recipe manager with category and tag management, shopping-lists, meal-planner, and site customizations. Mealie is focused on simple user interactions to keep the whole family using the app.
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RecipeSage
A recipe keeper, meal plan organizer, and shopping list manager that can import recipes directly from any URL.
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Recipya
Clean, simple and powerful recipe manager your whole family will enjoy.
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Fork Recipes
Manage your food recipes with simplicity.
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Mealime alternatives compared
Tandoor Recipes edges Tamari 96 to 89, and most of the difference is stars: 8.7k stars against 145 stars. Mealie has the largest following at 14k stars, yet ranks #3 of 6, held back mostly by Docker support (no Docker image).
The most recent release is Tandoor Recipes 2.7.2, published 3 days ago. Fork Recipes scores under 40, so check recent activity before adopting it. By stack, Python (3), Go (1) and Nodejs (1) are the most common. Mealie and Fork Recipes are permissively licensed; Tamari, RecipeSage and Recipya are copyleft. Tandoor Recipes is source-available rather than open source, which limits commercial reuse.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| Tandoor Recipes Steady at 96 since 11 Sep | 96 | 8.7k | MIT | 3 days ago | Yes |
| Tamari Steady at 89 since 11 Sep | 89 | 145 | GPL-3.0 | 1 month ago | Yes |
| Mealie Up 1 point since 11 Sep | 87 | 14k | MIT | today | No |
| RecipeSage Steady at 82 since 11 Sep | 82 | 985 | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago | No |
| Recipya Down 4 points since 11 Sep, no release for 22 months | 43 | 412 | GPL-3.0 | today | Yes |
| Fork Recipes | 38 | 69 | BSD-3-Clause | 2 months ago | Yes |
Mealime alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Mealime?
Tandoor Recipes scores highest at 96/100, with 202 commits in the last 90 days, 8.7k stars on GitHub and its latest release (2.7.2) published 3 days ago. RecipeSage has the most raw commit activity at 1159 commits in 90 days.
Which Mealime alternatives use a permissive licence?
2 of 6 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Mealie (MIT), Fork Recipes (BSD-3-Clause). 3 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Mealime alternatives run in Docker?
4 of 6 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Tandoor Recipes, Tamari, Recipya, Fork Recipes. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is Tandoor Recipes or Tamari the better Mealime alternative?
On measured health Tandoor Recipes leads, 96 to 89. Tandoor Recipes has 202 commits in 90 days, 8.7k stars and 2.7.2 from 3 days ago; Tamari has 33 commits in 90 days, 145 stars and v1.7.1 from 2 months ago. Tandoor Recipes is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the Mealime alternatives still maintained?
4 of the 6 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. Fork Recipes scores under 40.
What languages are the Mealime alternatives written in?
Python: Tandoor Recipes, Tamari and Mealie. Go: Recipya. Nodejs: RecipeSage. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
